Don't be suspicious. You have to remember who these NBC jerks are - they think Obama is their Messiah, flawless, and a cinch to win. They think they can still influence the sheep. An elitist never thinks they have shortcomings and that everyone else will marvel at their intellect. In their world, Obama could never lose a debate as long as THEY say Obama won. They are going to be proven wrong. To them, 2010 never happened. Only problem is, Obama is not Bill Clinton.... Clinton for all his faults was a master politician. Obama will never possess those skills. And let's not forget about that $5 gas this summer...
The only thing that concerns me about their reaction is this:
Since they control the media, they control the debate setting. Looking at how it seemed to take the charisma out of Newts performance this evening, if we have Obama and Gingrich on a stage, with a boring moderator and a silent or no audience, it may give an advantage to Obama and neutralize Newt.
This may be the reason for the praise in Newts performance tonight-to encourage this debate style for him and in effect, remove the very best Gingrich weapon.